10:43 PM,
May 7, 2014

Pittsburgh's Brandon Sutter shoots the puck past Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist for a second period goal.

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Josh Thomson
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In a game, on home ice, they needed so badly Alain Vigneault deemed it a must-win, the Rangers were outshot, outhustled and outplayed - even in goal, their one supposed edge that has been anything but.

The Penguins lowered the lights on RangersTown on Wednesday night - likely for the season - with a 4-2 defeat of a fading home team that offered little resistence when it mattered most.

The Rangers will attempt to avoid elimination Friday night in Pittsburgh, but face a daunting challenge. Just 21 of 231 teams have rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to win in NHL history, although the Kings trailed the ...